Image from Curiosity showing the bright object in the foreground (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech)

360 degree panorama taken by Curiosity on October 1 (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech)

Image from Curiosity showing the bright object in the foreground (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech)

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NASA’s unmanned Mars rover Curiosity took a pause in its activities after spotting a bright object. As yet unidentified, it was spotted while Curiosity was collecting its first soil samples. Fearing that the object might be a part of Curiosity itself that fell off, mission control at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California has suspended Curiosity’s exploration until the object is identified.